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Lincoln Park is a designated community area on the North Side of
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,
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. It is located west of Lincoln Park.


History

In 1824, the
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built a small post near today's Clybourn Avenue and Armitage Avenue (formerly Centre Street). Native American settlements existed along Green Bay Trail, now called Clark Street (named after
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), at the current intersection of
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and Fullerton Avenue. Before Green Bay Trail became Clark Street, it stretched as far as
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, including
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, and was part of what still is Green Bay Road in
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, Wisconsin. Federally owned land in what is now Lincoln Park was ceded to the State of Illinois in 1828. In 1837, the same year that Chicago was incorporated as a city, the state granted permission for residents of the Chicago to use the area north of its border at North Avenue for a cemetery. Later, in response to a cholera epidemic, several more acres were purchased for a hospital and quarantine area. Settlements increased along Green Bay Trail when the government offered land claims and Green Bay Road was widened. The area was incorporated as Lake View Township, which would remain a separate administrative district until being formally annexed by the City of Chicago in 1898. Physicians and citizens complained that having a burial ground in close proximity to a growing residential area was unsanitary. In 1860, they petitioned the Chicago Common Council to repurpose its properties in Lake View as a public park. The sale of burial plots ceased, and small improvements began to be made. In 1865, following the end of the
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and the assassination of
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, the name was changed from "Lake Park" to " Lincoln Park." As with many other Chicago neighborhoods, the name of the park eventually came to refer to the broader area surrounding it. In the postwar years, the area around Southport and Clybourn became home to a community of Kashubian immigrants. Arriving from what is now north-eastern
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, Chicago's Kashubians brought their own distinct culture and
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, influenced by their rustic traditions. In 1882, St. Josaphat's
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parish was established specifically for the Kashubian community. The resulting nicknames of "Jozafatowo" (Polish for "Josaphat's Town") as well as "Kaszubowo" (Polish for "Cassubian Town") made the neighborhood one of Chicago's Polish Patches. The current
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church building was completed in 1902. A Pomeranian Griffin Crest visible on the school south of the church is a nod to the parish that once anchored one of the communities in Chicago dubbed ''Little Cassubia." From 1896 to 1903, the original
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was located at a small amusement park near Clark St. and Wrightwood Ave. The site was from 2619 to 2665 N. Clark St., which is now the location of a McDonald's and a high-rise residential building. On February 14, 1929, seven mob associates and a mechanic were shot to death in an automobile garage at 2122 N. Clark St. During the
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, many buildings in Lincoln Park fell into disrepair. In 1954 the Lincoln Park Conservation Association was founded to prevent deterioration of housing in the neighborhood and by 1956 Lincoln Park received urban renewal funds to renovate and restore old buildings and schools. In 1968, a violent confrontation between demonstrators and police in Lincoln Park occurred during the week of the
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. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Lincoln Park became home to the first Puerto Rican immigrants to Chicago. Jose Cha Cha Jimenez transformed the local Young Lords gang into human rights activists for Latinos and the poor. They published newspapers, mounted
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s and takeovers of institutions and churches at Grant Hospital, Armitage Ave.
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, and McCormick Theological Seminary. In 1969, members of the Puerto Rican Young Lords and residents and activists mounted gigantic demonstrations and protested the displacement of Puerto Ricans and the poor including the demolition of buildings on the corner of Halsted and Armitage streets, by occupying the space and some administration buildings at McCormick Theological Seminary. There were civil rights arrests and martyrs including the unsolved murders of United Methodist Rev. Bruce Johnson and his wife Eugenia Ransier Johnson who were strong supporters of the poor. Today their history is archived at DePaul University's Richardson Library and at Special Collections at Grand Valley State University. On June 29, 2003, a porch collapse occurred during a party at 713 W. Wrightwood Ave. The disaster was the deadliest porch collapse in U.S. history; 13 people were killed and 57 seriously injured. As of 2015, the neighborhood is primarily made up of young urban professionals, recent college graduates, and young families. The slang terms Trixie and
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have their origins in Lincoln Park.


Community area

Lincoln Park's boundaries are precisely defined in the city's list of official community areas. It is bordered on the north by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the
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, on the south by North Avenue, and on the east by
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. It encompasses a number of neighborhoods, including Lincoln Central, Mid-North, Old Town Triangle, Park West, RANCH Triangle, Sheffield, and Wrightwood Neighbors. The area also includes most of the Clybourn Corridor retail district, which continues into the Near North Side. Lincoln Park neighborhood associations include: Lincoln Central Association, Mid-North Association, Old Town Triangle Association, Park West Community Association, RANCH Triangle Community Conservation Association, Sheffield Neighborhood Association, and Wrightwood Neighbors Association. All are affiliated with the Lincoln Park Conservation Association. Lincoln Park is home to Lincoln Park High School, Francis W. Parker School, and
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. Many students who attend these schools now live in this neighborhood. Lincoln Park is also home to five architecturally significant churches: St. Vincent de Paul Parish, St. Clement Church, St. Josaphat's (one of the many so-called ' Polish Cathedrals' in Chicago), St. James Lutheran Church and St. Michael's Church in the Old Town Triangle area of Lincoln Park. Visible from throughout the neighborhood, these monumental edifices tower over the neighborhood, lending the area much of its charm. Five Lincoln Park churches are affiliated with the Catholic Church (St. Bonaventure Oratory, Saint Clement Church, St. Michael in Old Town, St. Teresa de Avila Catholic Parish, St. Vincent de Paul Parish). The neighborhood also houses Children's Memorial Hospital (recently moved to Streeterville and was renamed Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) and the currently closed Lincoln Park Hospital (formerly known as Grant Hospital and before that German-American Hospital). In 2019 the land was redeveloped as a mixed use property including condominiums two multi-family towers a slew of retailers and commercial space called "Lincoln Common." The neighborhood contains a large number of upscale national retailers, boutiques, bookstores, restaurants and coffee shops. There are also many bars and clubs in the area. A. Finkl & Sons Steel operated on the west side of Lincoln park along an approximately 22-acre lot by the Chicago River for 113 years. The site is now vacant and is the site of the proposed Lincoln Yards project. Lincoln Park is one of the wealthiest and most expensive communities in which to live. While the average single-family house is priced around $1 million, many homes in the area sell for more than $10 million. In 2007, ''Forbes'' magazine named the area between Armitage Avenue, Willow Street, Burling Street, and Orchard Street as the most expensive block in Chicago.


Namesake park

Lincoln Park, for which the neighborhood was named, now stretches miles past the neighborhood of Lincoln Park. The park lies along the lakefront from Ohio Street Beach in the Streeterville neighborhood, northward to Ardmore Avenue in Edgewater. The section of the park adjacent to the Lincoln Park neighborhood contains
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, Lincoln Park Conservatory, an outdoor theatre, a rowing canal, the
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, the
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, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, the North Pond Nature Sanctuary, North Avenue Beach,
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s, a very prominent statue of General
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, as well as a famous statue of
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(and many other statues). Many smaller parks, such as Oz Park, Bauler Park (named for 'Paddy' Bauler, former Alderman of the 43rd ward), Wiggly Field, and Jonquil Park are scattered throughout the Lincoln Park community area.


Transportation

The Lincoln Park neighborhood is accessible via
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operated by the CTA. These include the
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's Red,
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and
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lines at Fullerton station and the Purple and Brown lines at and Diversey stations, as well as CTA bus service.
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's Union Pacific North and Union Pacific Northwest lines have a stop at Clybourn station on the western side of Lincoln Park. Via car, Lincoln Park can be reached by using
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or the Kennedy Expressway.


Politics


Local

Most of Lincoln Park is currently part of the 43rd ward of the
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, represented by Timmy Knudsen. The extreme south and extreme western sections of the neighborhood are part of the 2nd and 32nd wards, represented respectively by Brian Hopkins and Scott Waguespack. All three aldermen are Democrats.


State

In the
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, the lakefront portion of the neighborhood is part of the 12th district, represented by Margaret Croke. Central Lincoln Park is part of Ann Williams’ 11th District, and the riverside portion of the neighborhood is represented by Jaime Andrade in the 40th district. The Sheffield Neighbors area is part of Jawaharial Williams’s 10th district, and a small southern portion of the neighborhood is represented by Lakesia Collins. All representatives are Democrats. In the
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, most of the area is part of District 6, represented by Democrat Sara Feigenholtz, while the southwest quarter is part of District 5, represented by Democrat Patricia Van Peltbr>


Federal

In the
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, the vast majority of the area is in Illinois's 5th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Quigley. A minuscule portion in the south is part of
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, represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis. The Lincoln Park community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, Lincoln Park cast 24,197 votes for
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and cast 5,072 votes for
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(77.31% to 16.20%). In the 2012 presidential election, Lincoln Park cast 19,268 votes for
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and cast 9,592 votes for
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(65.37% to 32.54%).


Education


Public schools

Lincoln Park residents are served by
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, which includes neighborhood and citywide options for students. Lincoln Park High School serves as the sole neighborhood secondary education institution. Additionally, two zoned elementary schools (grades K-8), Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and Louisa May Alcott School. are found in the neighborhood. LaSalle Language Academy, Oscar Mayer Elementary School, and the Newberry Math and Science Academy, all magnet schools, serve the neighborhood. Melanie Ann Apel, author of ''Lincoln Park, Chicago'', described Lincoln School as "the school most often associated with Lincoln Park". The French-American School of Chicago, a program for advanced French speakers, holds its classes at Lincoln Elementary and Lincoln Park High.


Private schools

The
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operates the Saint Clement School, a K-8 school, in the Lincoln Park area. Saint James Lutheran School, a K-8 school, is located at 2101 N. Fremont St. Francis W. Parker School, a K-12 school, is in the area.


Public libraries

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operates the Lincoln Park Branch at 1150 W. Fullerton Ave.


Cuisine

Lincoln Park has numerous restaurants, including one of Chicago's only 2 3-
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restaurants, Alinea, and Galit, a 1-
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restaurant. The Lettuce Entertain You restaurant company started at R.J. Grunts at 2056 N. Lincoln Park West, which is also home to one of the first salad bars. The Wieners Circle on Clark and Wrightwood is a fast food restaurant that is known for its Polish sausage and the mutual verbal abuse between staff and customers. Demon Dogs was a popular hot dog restaurant that stood under the Fullerton 'L' station from 1983 until 2006. The first Potbelly Sandwich Works opened in 1977 on Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park, where it is still in operation today. Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company is a popular restaurant on Clark Street.


Parks and recreation

The
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opened the New City YMCA in 1981. The YMCA's clientele included people in Lincoln Park and in Cabrini-Green. As the YMCA was located in the latter, it was built windowless so it would not suffer from stray bullets, a product of crime in that neighborhood. CBS Chicago 2 stated that the facility was "once credited with breaking down a barrier between families from" different socioeconomic communities. In 2007, the YMCA closed, with the land sold, as Cabrini Green's impoverished community moved away. The YMCA shifted its focus and planned to open a new facility in Kelly Hall of the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels in Humboldt Park.


Music

Lincoln Park currently has a number of music venues including the Park West, Lincoln Hall, Kingston Mines and B.L.U.E.S. Jelly Roll Morton recorded early jazz work in 1926 at the Webster Hotel ballroom (now Webster House) at 2150 N. Lincoln Park West. In 1972, Chicago folk singer
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wrote the song "Lincoln Park Pirates" about Lincoln Towing Service.


Religion

The
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operates the St. Clement Catholic Church. In 2018 the archdiocese bought a residence, with four bedrooms, to house priests at the church, paying $1,650,000.


Notable residents

Lincoln Park was home to a number of important historic figures including: * J. J. Bittenbinder (1942–2023), police officer, television host, and author. He was a childhood resident of the DePaul neighborhood in Lincoln Park. * Roger Brown, an important Chicago Imagist painter, lived at 1926 N. Halsted St. The house is now site to the Art Institute of Chicago's Roger Brown study center. * Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint, lived at 2520 N. Lakeview Ave. This address was part of the Columbus Hospital site which is now a high-rise condominium development. The National Shrine of Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini, the former chapel of Columbus Hospital, is adjacent to the newer development. *
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, the outsider artist, lived at 851 W. Webster Ave. and worked as a janitor at Children's Memorial Hospital. * Henry Gerber, the founder of the first homosexual rights organization in the US, lived at 1710 N. Crilly Court. * Bruce Graham, the famous
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architect, lived in a house he himself designed in 1969. * Richard Hunt, the famous sculptor, has his studio at 1017 W. Lill Avenue, a decommissioned electrical substation. * Bruce Heyman, 30th
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. Heyman is a resident of Lincoln Park. * Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez, founder of the Young Lords who fought the forced displacement of Puerto Ricans and the poor from Lincoln Park. * Kelly Loeffler (born 1970),
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and businesswoman. She lived in Lincoln Park while studying at Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. *
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, the Bauhaus and IIT designer, lived at 2622 N. Lakeview Ave. * John Mulaney, comedian, was raised in Lincoln Park and attended St. Clement school. * Walter Netsch, an architect, and his wife Dawn Clark Netsch, the 4th
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, lived at 1700 N. Hudson Ave. The house was designed by Walter in 1974. * Albert Parsons and Lucy Parsons, the prominent union organizers and socialist leaders, lived at 1908 N. Mohawk St. *
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and
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, film critics, both lived in Lincoln Park. * Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy. They moved to Lincoln Park from the Near North Side shortly after Shriver was appointed
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. * Ruth Ann Steinhagen, typist notable for attempting to murder Eddie Waitkus. * Charlie Trotter, chef. * Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, politician, grew up in Lincoln Park until the age of 13. * George Kirke Spoor, film pioneer, lived in
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. *
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, NHL hockey player * Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878–1934), lawyer and banker. He resided in Lincoln Park at his time of death. A large number of significant business and civic leaders currently live in Lincoln Park, including Penny Pritzker, Fred Eychaner, and Joe Mansueto.


Gallery

File:Aerial view of Lincoln Park - 01.jpg, Lincoln Park, looking NNW along North Lake Shore Drive. The Lincoln Park Passerelle is roughly halfway up, opposite North Avenue Bathing Beach at middle-right of frame File:Francis W. Parker School.JPG, Francis W. Parker School File:William Shakespeare Statue in Lincoln Park.JPG, A statue of
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in the Lincoln Park Conservatory's Grandmother's Garden, Chicago File:Chicago at Dusk in December.JPG, Downtown from Lincoln Park at dusk File:Lincoln Lincoln Park.jpg, '' Abraham Lincoln: The Man'' after restoration in 1989 by the Lincoln Park Conservancy. File:Rockaginstracismleaflet.jpg, A 'Rock Against Racism' flyer distributed in Lincoln Park in 1979 by Yippies


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